In my much younger days (decades ago), I fell in love with the blockbuster TV miniseries, “Roots,” an adaptation of the 1976 novel by Alex Haley. For eight nights I was hooked as I sat glued to the television to see what happened in Alex Haley’s family and got my...

Last week I was pretty certain I had died during the move from Dallas to the country. The only thing that convinced me I wasn’t in heaven was that I could feel every muscle in my body ache. I think I’ve mentioned before, anyone who moves at my age should have their...

It’s been a few weeks since I announced our relocation to our East Texas farm. Those weeks have been busy, selling a business, shutting operations down, selling our house, packing, all in preparation for the big move – THIS WEEK. Fortunately, today I found the...